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The Busy 
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MAUDE SUMMER SMITH 




PRICE 35 GENTS 



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Franklin, Ohio bs£ 



Denver, Colo. 

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The Busy Christmas 
Fairies 



A SHORT OPERETTA 
For Kindergarten or First Grade Ciiildren. 



Songs and Dialogue by 
MAUDE SUMMER SMITH 



PRICE 35 CENTS 
Oopyrlffht 1922, Eldridge Entertainment House 



Published By 

ELDRIDGE ENTERTAINMENT HOUSE 

FRANKLIN, OHIO DENVER, COLO. 



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CHARACTERS 

The Wicked Night Wind Fairy — a small boy. 

Santa Claus — a large boy or girl. 

Christmas Fairies — not more than twelve, both boys 
and girls. 

Earth Children — The rest of the Kindergarten. 

Time: Christmas Eve. 

Place : Any school room with a piano, a tree well-light- 
ed and trimmed, and an open space large enough for the 
children to move freely about. A fireplace at one side 
would add greatly to ths beauty of the second scene. 
Some small tables and chairs will be necessary in the 
last scene for the children to rest upon. 



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The Wicked Night Wind Fairy — a black cheesecloth 
slip and a black cap. 

Santa Claus — his usual costume. 

Christmas Fairies^white cheesecloth slips with caps 
trimmed in imitation snow. Tiny bells are tied to their 
dresses. 

Earth Children — wear their "nighties" over the school 
dress and little night caps made of white tissue paper. 



The Busy Christmas Fairies 



SCENE I. 

(The Christmas Fairies enter carrying packages. 
These they sort out and place in a neat pile as they 
speak.) 

First Fairy — Let us sit here while we get our gifts 
ready for the tree. 

Second Fairy — I heard the Wicked Night Wind 
Fairy as I came in. Listen! Listen! Do you hear him? 

(The faint sound of the wind is heard without. They 
all stop their work to listen.) 

All — Yes, yes — we mustn't let him in. 
First Fairy — Shall we sing a song to scare him 
away? 

All — We will sing the Christmas Bell Song. (No. 1) 

(They sing and dance to the music of the song, 
played an octave higher. In this dance the children join 
hands and skip, jingling their tiny bells as much as pos- 
sible. The music continues softly as the Fairies gradual- 
ly stop dancing and fall tired out upon the floor. The 
Wicked Night Wind Fairy enters. Creeping along, he 
first calls lightly "Woo-woo — woo-o" then growing more 
bold, his call becomes louder and louder. The Fairies^ 
rise.) 

All — We must get him ! We must get him ! 

(They chase him about and finally catch him. They 
tie him and bandage his mouth.) 



The Busy Christmas Fairies 



First Fairy — {to Wicked Night Wind) We will let 
you go when Santa has come. 

{The Fairies then place their gifts on or near tree,) 

First Fairy — We hope Santa will like our tree. 

Second Fairy — Poor Santa! He could never get to 
all the children if he had no Fairies to help him. 

First Fairy— We will have to get other trees ready 
for him, too. 

{The Christmas Fairies leave, dragging their cap- 
tive, the Night Wind Fairy, with them.) 



SCENE II. 

{The Earth Children come running in, dressed in 
their little night gowns and caps.) 

Dorothy — Did you hear the cold night wind a few 
moments ago? 

Ellen — If it hadn't stopped, Santa would not come. 

All — Oh, yes, he would. 

Frank — {turning to Edward) What do you want 
for Christmas, Edward? 

Edward — A big sail boat and an automobile and a 
sled, and a fire wagon, and a hose to go with it, and— 

Fra^k— {impatiently) Why don't ask ME what 
I want? 

Edward— I'm not through telling what I want yet. 
A — Si — well — what do you want? 

Several Girls^ {interrupting) Let's sing some- 
thing. 

{They sing the Christmas Slumbers Song. Slowly 
the music is repeated, as the children fall asleep at their 
tables. Here Santa comes in, followed by the Chnstmas 
Fairies and the Wicked Night Wind Fairy, still bound, 
last of all.) ^ 



The Busy Christmas Fairies 



Santa Claus — What a beautiful tree! Did you 
Fairies trim it? 

All — Oh, yes. 

Santa — It is the finest tree I have found this year. 
What reward would you like for your work? 

One Fairy — Change us all into real little children, 
just for today. 

All — That would be fine. 

(Here Santa helps them take off their little fairy 
slips and caps.) 

Santa — (going up to Wicked Night Wind Fairy) 
Do you want to be a real child, too? 

(Wicked Fairy shakes his head "yes.") 

Santa — Will you promise to be very quiet if I let 
you go? 

(Again Wicked Fairy says ''yes.") 
(Santa helps him take off his black garments and he 
becomes a child of earth.) 

Santa — I must go now for other homes are waiting 
for me. After I am gone, wake the sleeping children. 

(Christmas Fairies gently shake the sleeping chil- 
dren, singing as they do so, the song, ''Wake Up, 'Tis 
Christma.s Morning." 

(The scene ends as they all join hands dancing about 
the tree, singing "0 Christmas Tree.") 



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